Quote Originally Posted by Jbaud View Post
The quest to become a DRK is available (as per the wiki) at lvl 30. but you can not get to the quest giver till at least lvl 50/ am I missing something ?
Yes, you cannot become DRK until you reach level 50 with a class. Well more specifically, you cannot become DRk until you reach Heavensward, which you'll definitely be level 50 by that point.

Expansion classes always start at a lower level than the starting level of the expansion. That makes players have to spend a bit of time learning the class before jumping into new content. And the HW classes are unique in that they are MSQ gated, XIV never does that again. Starting with Red Mage and Samurai, level is all that matters (and incidentally, if you are level 50 and have Stormblood unlocked on your account, you could become a Samurai or Red Mage as soon as you hit 50).